Subject: Billy Corgan

• Recordings

  December 7, 1995

• Wall to Walternative

  May 2, 1996

• Voice Over

  May 9, 1996

• Kinder Garden

  June 20, 1996

• Seven-Inch Leather Heels: $47.50

  August 29, 1996

• Graham Parker Perks Up

  Rock's premier tough-but-tender songwriter flips on the tough switch again with Acid Bubblegum

  November 7, 1996

• Shango-La

  Pulling influence from Cobain as well as Coltrane, Charlie Hunter leads the charge for alt. generation jazz

  November 21, 1996

• Recordings

  November 28, 1996

• Remembering Billy

  Back in the day with the Great Pumpkin and Co.

  December 5, 1996

• Pic Hits for the week

  December 5, 1996

• Smashed Pumpkins

  December 12, 1996

• 96.Rant

  January 2, 1997

• Dr. Cynic's Revenge

  Beat Angel Brian Smith's 10 Greatest Atrocities in '96

  January 2, 1997

• Recordings

  February 20, 1997

• Children of the Corn

  Hum may be the toast of Champaign, but success hasn't made the band space out

  February 5, 1998

• Lord's Prayer

  Celebrated busker Mary Lou Lord reluctantly steps into the spotlight with major-label debut

  March 12, 1998

• Recordings

  June 11, 1998

• Recordings

  September 17, 1998

• Temporarily Permanent

  Nita's Hideaway returns to its old locale, but once again it's up for sale

  December 10, 1998

• True Wes

  For Wesley Willis, a mind is a terrible thing to waste

  May 6, 1999

• Pretty Flawed

  At Desert Sky, the Offspring drag "punk" into the mire of mindlessness

  May 20, 1999

• Love Connection

  Why the current, slick Courtney Love actually rings truer than the disheveled baby doll of the past

  May 27, 1999

• New Order

  Get Ready (London/Reprise/Warner)

  February 7, 2002

• Sunday's Worst Super Bowl Ad

  Is this what you think of the American public, Pepsi? There were some truly awful ads on during yesterday's insanely competitive Super Bowl. The economy is changing, America is changing, and the past two Super Bowls have been some of the best games in Super Bowl history. I remember watching some Super Bowls that were atrocious, lopsided affairs that were over by halftime. It didn't matter for me, though -- I was much younger and enjoyed the commercials more than anything. Advertisements have bec

  February 2, 2009

• Smashing Pumpkins

  Zeitgeist
  (Martha’s Music/Reprise)

  July 12, 2007

• Beyond Compare

  There is something new under the (Silver)sun

  May 3, 2007

• Old Wives' Tales

  Under the covers with rock's old ladies

  January 11, 2007

• Label Makers

  Reuben's Accomplice gets Better Looking; the Pistoleros flirt with Elektra

  July 12, 2001

• Jimmy Chamberlin Complex

  Out of the Pumpkins' shell

  July 14, 2005

• Billy Corgan

  TheFutureEmbrace
  (Reprise)

  June 30, 2005

• Ash

  The soundtrack of geek romance

  March 17, 2005

• The Sorrow and the Pity

  In a year of big-screen sadness, our critics comfort those who triumphed

  January 1, 2004

• Ever More?

  Everclear keeps perfecting its fiery punk pop. But is their demise in sight?

  May 8, 2003

• He's a Happy Rat Now

  Billy Corgan and a dark Zwan's journey into light

  April 17, 2003

• The Kids Aren't Alright

  Spun spins cranky youths into an American freak show

  April 3, 2003

• AFI

  Sing the Sorrow (DreamWorks)

  March 27, 2003

• Everclear

  Slow Motion Daydream (Capitol)

  March 6, 2003

• Zwan

  Mary Star of the Sea (Reprise)

  February 13, 2003

• Astro Creep

  Rob Zombie rebounds from a Universal nightmare with another Sinister offering

  March 7, 2002

• Rocking Maniac

  Where there's a Willis, there's a schizophrenic cult icon who can whup all of rock's mad geniuses

  January 24, 2002

• Nirvana: The Day By Day Eyewitness Chronicle

  By Carrie Borzillo (Thunder's Mouth Press)

  January 18, 2001

• Here Comes the Sickness

  Surviving the big grunge blowup, Mudhoney takes a final bow before hanging it up for good . . . sort of

  January 11, 2001

• Lick It Up

  Trashman dreams of Genie, but he never shows

  March 9, 2000

• The Forever Frown

  More than 30 years later, Smile remains the subject of so much mystery

  December 23, 1999

• Recordings

  February 26, 1998

• Survey Says...

  New Times critics look back on the "oohs" and the "ughs" of pop music '95 (results tabulated from individual critics' lists and comments)

  December 28, 1995

• British Steel Turns 30, The Sweater Song Turns 15, 50 Cent Turns R. Kelly

  Spin: Watch 50 Cent's Sensitive Slow Jam Pitchfork: Buy Billy Corgan Lunch! Rolling Stone: Weezer's "Undone - The Sweater Song" Turns 15: A Look Back Rolling Stone: Rob Halford on Recording at Ringo's, Opening for Led Zeppelin NME: Phil Spector demands iPod for new prison cell Electric Mustache: Video: Deerhoof "My Purple Past"

  June 25, 2009

• Billy Corgan Starts God Blog, The Blueprint 4, Get Van Halen Game Free

  Electric Mustache: Photos: The Thermals, Kinch & Sisterbrother at The Rhythm RoomIdolator: Because You Were Probably Wondering What Sanjaya Thought Of Ellen DeGeneres' "Idol" GigNME: Jay-Z already working on follow up to The Blueprint 3Pitchfork: Billy Corgan Launches Spiritual WebsiteRolling Stone: "Guitar Hero 5 " Giving Away Van Halen Game Free For Limited TimeSo Much Silence: Big Star, "Keep An Eye On The Sky"Sound of the City: Blasphemous Biggie Smalls-Related Ad Campaign

  September 10, 2009

• New Smashing Pumpkins Will Be Free, Boy George Writes A Song About Amy Winehouse, New Kanye West Film

  Idolator: Ticketmaster Brokers A Criminally Vulgar Tie-In With Morrissey's Upcoming ShowElectric Mustache: Photos: Elliott Brood, Matthew Reveles & Wooden Sky @ The Rhythm Room 10/14/09NME: Billy Corgan to give away new Smashing Pumpkings songs for freeNME: Boy George writes song about Amy WinehousePitchfork: Watch: The Deranged Kanye West/Spike Jonze Short FilmRolling Stone: Rihanna's New Single Is an Edgy Club Banger, Tricky Stewart SaysSpin: 25 Must-Hear Artists from the CMJ FestivalWaved

  October 19, 2009

• Black Sabbath's Stem Cell Treatment, David Lynch and Billy Corgan, Passion Pit Mp3

  Electric Mustache: mp3: Passion Pit Remix Max Tundra "Which Song"Everyone's Blog Posts: All Nov. Events @ The Trunk Space: K Recs, Sound Art, Local break-neck rock, Label show cases, punkersIdolator: Aqua Warn Against The Dangers Of Color-Coordinating Your Dinner Parties' MenusNME: Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi 'feeling great' after stem-cell treatment on handPitchfork: David Lynch's Website Visits Billy CorganRolling Stone: Rihanna's Black-and-White "Wait Your Turn" Video PremieresSpin: Slayer's T

  November 3, 2009